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SKOPJE, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The first case of death from coronavirus infection was confirmed in North Macedonia, Health Minister Venko Filipce said on Sunday.
A 57-year-old woman died in a hospital in the city of Kumanovo, some 40 km northeast of the capital Skopje on Saturday night.
"Late on Saturday, after the woman passed away, the authorities determined that she had been infected with the coronavirus," Filipce told a press conference.
According to the Health Ministry, 29 cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed overnight, bringing the country's total to 114.